1. Psychological Core. One (1) of the following options
   • Option One. One (1) course:
     • Introduction to Psychological and Brain Sciences. One (1) course:
       • PSY-P 155 Introduction to Psychological and Brain Sciences i
   • Option Two. Two (2) courses:
     • Introductory Psychology I. One (1) course:
       • PSY-P 101 Introductory Psychology I i
     • Introductory Psychology II. One (1) course:
       • PSY-P 102 Introductory Psychology II i
   • Option Three. Two (2) courses:
     • Introduction to Cognitive Science. One (1) course:
       • COGS-Q 101 Introduction to Cognitive Science i
     • Introduction to Psychological and Brain Sciences. One (1) course:
       • PSY-P 155 Introduction to Psychological and Brain Sciences i
   • Option Four. Two (2) courses:
     • Introduction to Cognitive Science. One (1) course:
       • COGS-Q 101 Introduction to Cognitive Science i
     • Introductory Psychology I. One (1) course:
       • PSY-P 101 Introductory Psychology I i
2. Psychological Foundations. One (1) course:
   • COGS-Q 301 Brain and Cognition i
   • PSY-P 304 Social Psychology and Individual Differences i
   • PSY-P 335 Cognitive Psychology i
   • PSY-P 346 Neuroscience i
3. Cognitive Science Core. Three (3) courses:
   1. Foundations. One (1) course:
      • COGS-Q 240 Philosophical Foundations of the Cognitive and Information Sciences i
   2. Advanced. Two (2) courses:
      • COGS-Q 301 Brain and Cognition i
      • COGS-Q 345 Animal Cognition i
      • COGS-Q 360 Autonomous Robotics i
      • COGS-Q 380 Evolution of Human Cognition i
      • COGS-Q 385 Introduction to Human Brain Evolution i
      • COGS-Q 390 Introduction to the Study of Language Evolution i
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4. Professional Development. One (1) course:
   • COGS-Q 400 Senior Seminar in Cognitive and Information Sciences i
5. Quantitative Skills. Four (4) courses:
   1. Mathematics and Logic for the Cognitive and Information Sciences. One (1) course:
      • COGS-Q 350 Mathematics and Logic for the Cognitive and Information Sciences i
   2. Calculus. One (1) course:
      • MATH-M 211 Calculus I i
      • MATH-S 211
   3. 200 – 499 Level Mathematics. One (1) course:
      • Any MATH-M 200–299
      • Any MATH-M 300–399
      • Any MATH-M 400–499
      • Any MATH-S 200–299
      • Any MATH-S 300–399
      • Any MATH-S 400–499
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   4. 300 – 499 Level Mathematics. One (1) course:
      • Any MATH-M 300–399
      • Any MATH-M 400–499
      • Any MATH-S 300–399
      • Any MATH-S 400–499
      • One of the following:
        • ANTH-A 306 Anthropological Statistics i
        • CJUS-K 300 Techniques of Data Analysis i
        • ECON-E 370 Statistical Analysis for Business and Economics i
        • ECON-S 370 Statistical Analysis for Business and Economics: Honors i
        • POLS-Y 395 Quantitative Political Analysis i
        • PSY-K 300 Statistical Techniques i
        • PSY-K 310 Statistical Techniques i
        • SOC-S 371 Statistics in Sociology i
        • SPEA-K 300 Statistical Techniques i
        • STAT-K 310 Statistical Techniques i
        • STAT-S 300 Introduction to Applied Statistical Methods i
        • STAT-S 303 Applied Statistical Methods for the Life Sciences i
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6. Computational Skills. Three (3) courses:
   1. Foundational Programming. One (1) course:
      • COGS-Q 260 Programming for the Cognitive and Information Sciences i
      • CSCI-A 201 Introduction to Programming I i
      • CSCI-C 200 Introduction to Computers and Programming i
   2. Advanced Computational Skills. Two (2) courses:
      • COGS-Q 320 Computation in the Cognitive and Information Sciences i
      • COGS-Q 370 Experiments and Models in Cognition i
7. Focal Area.
   1. Focal Area Courses. One (1) of the following options:
      • Cognition (CSBS_FA02). Three (3) courses:
        • COGS-Q 301 Brain and Cognition i
        • COGS-Q 330 Perception/Action i
        • COGS-Q 345 Animal Cognition i
        • COGS-Q 355 Neural Networks and the Brain i
        • HON-H 241 Scientific Uncertainty and Discovery (Approved topics: "ANIMAL THINKING" (TPC 4)) i
        • PSY-P 325 Psychology of Learning i
        • PSY-P 329 Sensation and Perception i
        • PSY-P 330 Perception/Action i
        • PSY-P 335 Cognitive Psychology i
        • PSY-P 350 Human Factors/Ergonomics i
        • PSY-P 357 Topics in Psychology (Approved topics: "THE SCIENCE OF CHOICE: FOUNDATIONS" (TPC 13)) i
        • PSY-P 424 Laboratory in Sensation and Perception i
        • PSY-P 435 Laboratory in Human Learning and Cognition i
        • PSY-P 438 Language and Cognition i
        • PSY-P 440 Topics in Cognitive Psychology i
        • PSY-P 441 Neuropsychology of Language i
        • PSY-P 443 Cognitive Development i
        • PSY-P 448 Social Judgment and Person Perception i
        • PSY-P 457 Topics in Psychology (Approved topics: "METACOGNITION" (TPC 177); "NEURAL LANGUAGE OF MUSIC PERCEPTION" (TPC 132); "NEUROBIOLOGY OF COGNITION" (TPC 168); "NEUROBIOLOGY OF LEARNING AND MEMORY" (TPC 192); "THE NEUROSCIENCE OF MOOD DISORDERS" (TPC 186); "THE NEUROSCIENCE OF PSYCHEDELICS" (TPC 165); "THE SCIENCE OF CHOICE: APPLICATIONS" (TPC 181)) i
        • PSY-P 461 Human Memory i
        • PSY-Y 412 Psychology and Neuroscience of Autism i
        • SLHS-S 307 Cognitive and Communicative Aspects of Aging i
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      • Computation (CSBS_FA03). Three (3) courses:
        • COGS-Q 351 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Computer Simulation i
        • COGS-Q 355 Neural Networks and the Brain i
        • COGS-Q 360 Autonomous Robotics i
        • One (1) of the following:
          • CSCI-C 200 Introduction to Computers and Programming i
          • CSCI-C 211 Introduction to Computer Science i
        • CSCI-A 321 Computing Tools for Scientific Research i
        • CSCI-B 351 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence i
        • CSCI-B 365 Introduction to Data Analysis and Mining i
        • CSCI-B 455 Principles of Machine Learning i
        • CSCI-C 212 Introduction to Software Systems i
        • CSCI-C 241 Discrete Structures for Computer Science i
        • CSCI-C 311 Programming Languages i
        • CSCI-C 335 Computer Structures i
        • CSCI-C 343 Data Structures i
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      • Informatics (CSBS_FA05). Three (3) courses:
        • One (1) of the following:
          • CSCI-A 201 Introduction to Programming I i
          • INFO-I 210 Information Infrastructure I i
        • One (1) of the following:
          • CSCI-A 202 Introduction to Programming II i
          • CSCI-C 212 Introduction to Software Systems i
          • INFO-I 211 Information Infrastructure II i
        • CSCI-A 346 User-Interface Programming i
        • INFO-I 300 Human-Computer Interaction Design and Programming i
        • INFO-I 320 Distributed Systems and Collaborative Computing i
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      • Language (CSBS_FA06). Three (3) courses:
        • LING-L 203
        • LING-L 306 Phonetics i
        • LING-L 307 Phonology i
        • LING-L 308 Morphology i
        • LING-L 310 Syntax i
        • LING-L 325 Semantics i
        • LING-L 430 Language Change and Variation i
        • LING-L 490 Linguistic Structures i
        • PHIL-P 320 Philosophy of Language i
        • PSY-P 438 Language and Cognition i
        • PSY-P 441 Neuropsychology of Language i
        • SLHS-S 201 Speech Anatomy and Physiology i
        • SLHS-S 307 Cognitive and Communicative Aspects of Aging i
        • SLHS-S 333 Childhood Language i
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      • Logic (CSBS_FA07). Three (3) courses:
        • MATH-M 384 Logic i
        • MATH-M 385 Mathematics from Language i
        • PHIL-P 250 Introductory Symbolic Logic i
        • PHIL-P 251 Intermediate Symbolic Logic i
        • PHIL-P 350 Logic of Sets i
        • PHIL-P 352 Logic and Philosophy i
        • CSCI-B 401 Fundamentals of Computing Theory i
        • CSCI-P 415 Introduction to Verification i
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      • Neuroscience (CSBS_FA08). Three (3) courses:
        • BIOL-Z 463 Comparative Neurobiology of Animal Behavior i
        • COGS-Q 301 Brain and Cognition i
        • PHYS-P 317 Signals and Information Processing in Living Systems i
        • PSY-P 326 Behavioral Neuroscience i
        • PSY-P 337 Clinical Neuroscience i
        • PSY-P 346 Neuroscience i
        • PSY-P 407 Drugs and the Nervous System i
        • PSY-P 410 Development of the Brain and Behavior i
        • PSY-P 411 Neural Bases of Learning and Memory i
        • PSY-P 423 Human Neuropsychology i
        • PSY-P 426 Laboratory in Behavioral Neuroscience i
        • PSY-P 441 Neuropsychology of Language i
        • PSY-P 453 Decision-making and the Brain i
        • PSY-P 457 Topics in Psychology (Approved topics: "HISTORY OF THE BRAIN" (TPC 159); "NEURAL LANGUAGE OF MUSIC PERCEPTION" (TPC 132); "NEUROBIOLOGY OF COGNITION" (TPC 168); "NEUROBIOLOGY OF LEARNING AND MEMORY" (TPC 192); "NEUROBIOLOGY OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE" (TPC 318); "NEUROSCIENCE LITERACY" (TPC 344); "THE NEUROSCIENCE OF AGING" (TPC 197); "THE NEUROSCIENCE OF MOOD DISORDERS" (TPC 186); "THE NEUROSCIENCE OF PSYCHEDELICS" (TPC 165); "THE SOCIAL BRAIN" (TPC 136)) i
        • PSY-Y 403 Networks in Psychology, Cognitive Science, and Neuroscience i
        • PSY-Y 412 Psychology and Neuroscience of Autism i
        • PSY-Y 414 The Connected Brain i
        • PSY-Y 422 Neuroscience Literacy i
        • PSY-Y 431 Neurobiology & Recovery in Major Psychopathology i
        • PSY-Y 488 The Science Behind Brain Development and Function i
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      • Individualized (CSBS_FA01). Individualized focal area approved by the cognitive science undergraduate curriculum committee.
   2. 300–499 Level Requirement. At least two (2) Focal Area courses must at the 300–499 level.
   3. Allowable overlap. COGS-Q courses not used for other requirements can count toward focal area where appropriate
8. Research. Six (6) credit hours:
   • COGS-Q 499 Honors Research Project in the Cognitive and Information Sciences i
   • COGS-X 497 Research in the Cognitive and Information Sciences i
   • COGS-X 498 Project in the Cognitive and Information Sciences i
   • PSY-X 397 Supervised Research I (Approval of Director of Undergraduate Studies required)i
   • PSY-X 398 Supervised Research II (Approval of Director of Undergraduate Studies required)i
   • PSY-X 497 Supervised Research III (Approval of Director of Undergraduate Studies required)i
   • PSY-X 498 Capstone Supervised Research (Approval of Director of Undergraduate Studies required)i
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9. Major Hours and Minimum Grade Requirements.
   1. Major Residency. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
   2. Major Upper Division Courses. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300-499 level.
   3. Minimum Grade. A grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the major.

The Bachelor of Science degree requires at least 120 credit hours, to include the following:

1. College of Arts and Sciences Credit Hours. At least 100 credit hours must come from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines.
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2. Upper Division Courses. At least 36 credit hours (of the 120) must be at the 300–499 level.
3. College Residency. Following completion of the 60th credit hour toward degree, at least 36 credit hours of College of Arts and Sciences coursework must be completed through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
4. College GPA. A College grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.000 is required.
5. CASE Requirements. The following College of Arts and Sciences Education (CASE) requirements must be completed:
   1. CASE Foundations
      1. English Composition: 1 course
      2. Mathematical Modeling: 1 course
   2. CASE Breadth of Inquiry
      1. Arts and Humanities: 2 courses
      2. Natural and Mathematical Sciences: 4 courses
      3. Social and Historical Studies: 2 courses
   3. CASE Culture Studies
      1. Diversity in the United States: 1 course
      2. Global Civilizations and Cultures: Not required
   4. CASE Foreign Language: Proficiency in a single foreign language through the first semester of the second year of college-level coursework
   5. CASE Intensive Writing: 1 course
   6. CASE Career Readiness
      1. Career Readiness 1: 1 course
      2. Career Readiness 2: 1 course
6. Major. Completion of the major as outlined in the Major Requirements section above.

Most students must also successfully complete the Indiana University Bloomington General Education program.